FKA Twigs

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Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 17 January 1988[6]), known as FKA twigs, is an English R&B singer. She used to be called twigs. Her music has been called post-dubstep and trip-hop.[7]

FKA Twigs
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FKA Twigs performing in 2015
Born
Tahliah Debrett Barnett

17 January 1988 (aged 38)
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
  • record producer
  • director
  • dancer
  • actress
Years active2004–present
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels
Associated acts
Websitefkatwi.gs

She was on the cover of i-D magazine in August 2012.[8]

twigs released her first EP EP on 4 December 2012.

On 1 August 2013, Twigs posted the video for her single "Water Me" on YouTube. It now has over one million views.[9]

twigs released her second extended play EP2 on 17 September 2013. It was her first release on the record label The Young Turks. Pitchfork gave it a score of 8 out of 10.[10]

In 2013 BBC put her on their Sound of 2014 list of nominees.[11] In January 2014 BBC chose the winner.

twigs' first album LP1 was released in August 2014.

FKA Twigs Media

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Gregory. FKA twigs Treats 'EP1' to Vinyl Reissue. Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Fraden, Angel. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: FKA twigs. Cypher League. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  3. ↑ Sawyer, Miranda. FKA twigs: 'An incredible woman always in the shadow of a man? I can relate'. The Guardian (28 September 2019). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Cafolla, Anna. FKA twigs has made a zine and you can see it here. Dazed (13 January 2017). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Battan, Carrie. FKA twigs. Pitchfork. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Certificate of Incorporation of a Private Limited Company | Female Reclining Ltd. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  7. ↑ New Music Videos, Reality TV Shows, Celebrity News, Pop Culture. MTV.
  8. ↑ Bleach-site.
  9. ↑ FKA twigs. FKA twigs - Water Me (1 August 2013).
  10. ↑ FKA twigs: EP2. Pitchfork.
  11. ↑ BBC Music - BBC Music Sound Of, 2014 - FKA twigs. BBC.

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